Resnick v. City of Fort Madison, Iowa

Plaintiff's action is to recover for valuable improvements placed by her decedent on land of defendant-city. Plaintiff brings this action as an individual and as administratrix of her father’s estate. Plaintiff’s decedent and his brother, as partners, operated a salvage business on the land from 1917 • to 1925, from 1925 to the time of his death in 1960 plaintiff’s decedent individually so operated. Since then plaintiff as his administratrix has operated the business. After trial the trial court dismissed plaintiff’s petition. We affirm.

The realty is located at the southeast corner of Avenue…